Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of lactoferrin (LF)-conjugated nanodiamonds (NDs) in vitro on both anti-oxidant and anti-inflammation activity as well as osteogenic promotion. The application of LF-NDs resulted in sustained release of LF for up to 7 days. In vitro anti-oxidant analyses performed using Dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCF-DA) assay and cell proliferation studies showed that LF (50 μg)-NDs effectively scavenged the reactive oxygen species (ROS) in MC3T3-E1 cells (osteoblast-like cells) after H2O2 treatment and increased proliferation of cells after H2O2 treatment. Treatment of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced MC3T3- E1 cells with LF-NDs suppressed levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α). In addition, LF-NDs were associated with outstanding enhancement of osteogenic activity of MC3T3-E1 cells due to increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and calcium deposition. Our findings suggest that LF-NDs are an important substrate for alleviating ROS effects and inflammation, as well as promoting osteogenic differentiation of cells.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 50 |
Journal | Nanomaterials |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by grants from the Bio & Medical Technology Development Program of the NRF funded by the Korean government, MSIP (NRF-2017M3A9B3063640), and a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. NRF-2017R1C1B5015063).
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Keywords
- Anti-inflammatory
- Anti-oxidant
- Lactoferrin
- Nanodiamonds
- Osteogenic differentiation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Materials Science